BILL REQ. #:  S-4861.3 

READ FIRST TIME 02/02/06.   

     AN ACT Relating to biodiesel mandates for state agencies; amending RCW 43.19.642; adding new sections to chapter 43.19 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 39.04 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 43.19.642 and 2003 c 17 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) All state agencies are encouraged to use a fuel blend of twenty percent biodiesel and eighty percent petroleum diesel for use in diesel-powered vehicles and equipment.
     (2) Effective June 1, 2006, for agencies complying with the ultra-low sulfur diesel mandate of the United States environmental protection agency for on-highway diesel fuel, agencies shall use biodiesel as an additive to ultra-low sulfur diesel for lubricity, provided that the use of a lubricity additive is warranted and that the use of biodiesel is comparable in performance and cost with other available lubricity additives. The amount of biodiesel added to the ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel shall be not less than two percent.
     (3) Effective June 1, 2009, all state agencies are required to use a minimum of twenty percent biodiesel as compared to total volume of all diesel purchases made by the agency for the operation of the agency's diesel-powered vehicles and equipment.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 43.19 RCW to read as follows:
     The department of general administration must assist state agencies seeking to meet the biodiesel fuel mandates in RCW 43.19.642 by coordinating the purchase and delivery of biodiesel if requested by any state agency. The department may use long-term contracts of up to ten years to secure a sufficient and stable supply of biodiesel for use by state agencies.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   A new section is added to chapter 43.19 RCW to read as follows:
     The department of general administrative shall coordinate a biodiesel technical assistance team, including representatives from the department of agriculture, the department of ecology, the department of community, trade, and economic development's energy policy division, and Washington State University's energy program. The team shall provide assistance to fleet managers and recommend best management practices concerning the use of biodiesel.